HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TALK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION CREW

November 10, 2005

Elvia H. Thompson
Headquarters, Washington
(202) 358-1696

Jane Glickman or Stephanie Babyak
U.S. Department of Education, Washington
(202) 401-1576

Joan K. Ozdogan
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Va.
(703) 750-8317

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-185

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TALK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION CREW

In recognition of International Education Week, International Space
Station crewmembers William S. McArthur, Jr., and Valery I. Tokarev
will speak to students during a live television event at Thomas
Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), 6560
Braddock Road, Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and U.S. Secretary of Education
Margaret Spellings will participate in the live downlink from
Expedition 12, which begins at 9:30 a.m. EST. Media representatives
are invited to attend.

International Education Week, Nov. 14-18, is a joint initiative of the
U.S. Departments of Education and State. This year, the theme is
International Education: Improving Student Achievement Around the
World. Established in 1895, TJHSST is dedicated to excellence in
science, mathematics, and technology education. The school serves
nearly 1800 students from six Northern Virginia school districts and
has a strong foreign language program. Three of the questions posed
to the space station crew by the students will be in Russian.

The event will be broadcast live on NASA-TV and Fairfax County Public
Schools Red Apple 21 to all TJHSST students and to students in 240
Northern Virginia schools as well as more than 250,000 home viewers.
Fairfax County Public Schools/Fairfax Networks is also providing
direct access to the program via satellite to interested school
systems across the country. Students around the world will be able to
watch the downlink via NASA's website.

NASA TV's Public, Education and Media channels are available on an
MPEG-2 digital C-band signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72
degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical
polarization. In Alaska and Hawaii, they're on AMC-7 at 137 degrees
west longitude, transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz, horizontal
polarization. A Digital Video Broadcast compliant Integrated Receiver
Decoder is required for reception.

NASA's Teaching From Space Office coordinates downlinks for the
agency. The office is part of NASA's education programs designed to
inspire the next generation of leaders and explorers, and engage them
through the Vision for Exploration.

News media representatives who wish to cover this event and a media
availability following the downlink with Deputy Administrator Dale,
Secretary Spellings, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent
Jack Dale, and TJHSST Principal Elizabeth V. Lodal, must be in place
no later than 9 a.m. EST

For more information about NASA's programs on the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home

For more information about International Education Week on the
Internet, visit:

http://www.iew.state.gov/statements/sec_education.htm/


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